Does that therefore mean that the ball is, in effect, knocked on prior to the kick and the decision would be a tap twenty for the defending team, irrelevant of whether the ball goes dead or not.Or am I again being thick.
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Mad_Jack_Mcmad wrote:Does that therefore mean that the ball is, in effect, knocked on prior to the kick and the decision would be a tap twenty for the defending team, irrelevant of whether the ball goes dead or not.Or am I again being thick.
If your assuming that all drop kicks are knock on's then no. It would be where the drop kick was taken.
You have to keep in mind that a drop kick is not a knock on.
According to the international laws of the game if Player (A) misses a drop goal and the ball ends up in the in-goal area before being grounded by Player (A) then a try should be awarded. There is nothing in the laws to suggest that it is a knock on.
The point I am trying to make is where do you draw the line between a knock-on and a failed drop goal attempt?
I know it is a little far fetched to suggest Paul Deacon was attempting a drop goal in that situation seen last night, but under the logic applied by the video ref all drop kicks in general play would also be knock-ons.
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Code13 wrote:I thought the drop kick thing was the foot stricking the ball immediately as it struck the ground, not after
By definition a drop kick is a kick whereby the ball is dropped from the hands (or hand) and is kicked immediately as it rebounds from the ground.
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Where shining purple heather stretches far across the moor And the lapwing's cry above me takes the place of traffic roar And peace comes drifting gently, there's no place I'd rather be Than this land of hills and valleys, from the Pennines to the sea
So when I've done my roaming, and when my step grows slow When heart and mind assure me that the time has come to go Then let me rest in Yorkshire, for its there I want to lie 'Neath sun and wind and heather... and a gleaming Yorkshire sky
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Code13 wrote:So how long do they get before it stops being immediate?
Before it hits the ground for the 2nd time would seem logical
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Where shining purple heather stretches far across the moor And the lapwing's cry above me takes the place of traffic roar And peace comes drifting gently, there's no place I'd rather be Than this land of hills and valleys, from the Pennines to the sea
So when I've done my roaming, and when my step grows slow When heart and mind assure me that the time has come to go Then let me rest in Yorkshire, for its there I want to lie 'Neath sun and wind and heather... and a gleaming Yorkshire sky
Could you shape for a drop goal, let the ball bounce and then chip for the corner for a team mate to run on to or would that be similar to a doing the same with a penalty after indicting an attempt at goal.
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Baron Greenback wrote:Get a grip son. PBG is a referee and last night's incident has probably provoked this post, but Deacon didn't even attempt a drop goal.
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